Gearbits are pick-ups in Hyper Light Drifter that serve as currency when upgrading an ability or weapon at one of the stores in the Central Town. They are ancient technology items hidden throughout the Land of Light, inside Gear Crates and also dropped by certain enemies when killed. Four Gearbits make up a single larger whole called a Gear, the Gear being the actual item needed for an upgrade.
There are 186 Gearbits total: 12 in the Central Zone, 47 in the northern Mountains, 44 in the eastern Lake, 46 in the western Crystal Forest, and 37 in the Barren Hills to the south.
- Detailed maps and locations to find Gearbits are on the respective pages where each collectible appears.
- Note: a guide by Cable, with a numbered list of all Gearbit locations, can be found here on Steam Community.
When 4 Gearbits are assembled, they make 1 Gear. Gears are exchanged to buy Upgrades and abilities in the Central Town. After collecting all Gearbits and buying all the upgrades, you will have 26 Gearbits left over. (In New Game+, you will have 98 Gearbits left over.)
Once 20 Gears are obtained without spending them, the inventory will automatically gain additional space to store more Gears.
History[]
Gears and their constituent Gearbit parts are ancient pieces of technology. It is unknown what actual purpose the Gears or their constituent Gearbits served in the past or why the shopkeepers want them. Furthermore, it is unknown why and how the Gearbits came to be hidden inside of crates throughout the continent of the Land of Light, or why certain enemies are carrying them on their person.
It also also not known if the shop vendors actually use the Gears in any way in the augmentation of the Drifter's abilities or weapons, only that they do so in exchange for them.
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